Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

French startup Alan announced new products, international expansion plans and a brand refresh at a press conference this morning. The company also announced plans to overhaul some of its tech stack to improve the overall user experience. Alan is a software-as-a-service startup that offers health insurance in France. The company wants to create a well-designed […]... →

Татьяна Мельничук, основатель Lucky Hunter и проекта для junior-разработчиков и стартапов Zero to Hero, поделилась кейсом по найму начинающих программистов. В этой колонке Татьяна рассказала обо всех тонкостях и сложностях этого процесса.... →

Hedvig, a Swedish startup, is following in the footsteps of Lemonade building a new generation of insurance platforms that use AI to help evaluate customers and operate on a policy of using surplus for social good, and today the company announced the next stage of its growth. The startup has closed a SEK100 million ($10.4 […]... →

Raisin, the well-capitalised fintech startup that offers a pan-European marketplace for savings and investment products, has acquired Fairr, a German startup disrupting the pensions industry. Terms remain undisclosed, although I understand the price was in the “double-digit Euro millions” range. The majority of the deal was cash, although some Fairr investors exited with a mixture […]... →

Entrepreneurship in consumer packaged goods is being democratized. This article focuses on customer acquisition, particularly Amazon and online advertising, for the direct-to-consumer CPG venture...... →

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Bedding startup Boll & Branch raises $100M The company sells sustainably sourced sheets, pillows, mattresses and towels. Until now, it had […]... →

Y Combinator-backed startup Astranis is now set to launch its first commercial telecommunication satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, with a launch timeframe currently set for sometime starting in the fourth quarter of next year. Astranis aims to address the market of people who don’t currently have broadband internet access, which is still a huge […]... →

Online education startup Udacity has hired former LendingTree executive Gabriel Dalporto as its new CEO, an appointment that follows months of layoffs and a restructuring directed by the company’s co-founder and executive chairman Sebastian Thrun. Dalporto comes to Udacity after seven years at LendingTree, where he served in numerous positions, including chief marketing officer and […]... →

TMT Investments инвестировала $1 млн в Accern Corporation. Accern – американская компания, которая помогает автоматизировать процессы исследований и анализа большого объема данных и помогает в принятии решений, применяя передовые технологии искусственного интеллекта. Получая запрос от организации, Accern сканирует миллионы веб-сайтов, включая публичные сайты, социальные сети, новостные источники, а также внутренние письменные документы, изображения, финансовые отчеты, письма и данные о клиентах, собирает и ... →

Boll & Branch, which sells sustainably-sourced sheets, pillows, mattresses and towels, is announcing that it has raised $100 million in a strategic investment from L Catterton’s Flagship Buyout Fund. This looks like a big change from the company’s previous approach to  funding. It was self-funded for its first two years (resulting CEO Scott Tannen described […]... →

Pony.ai также получила разрешение на тестирование роботакси в Калифорнии.... →

Stylitics, a startup powering outfit-based shopping recommendations for online retailers, is announcing that it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The company was initially known for ClosetSpace, a mobile app that provided consumers with outfit recommendations and inspiration. While the app is still live, Stylitics’ focus has shifted to its retailer tools — […]... →

FreshToHome, a Bangalore-based e-commerce startup that sells fresh fish, chicken, and other kinds of meat, has raised $20 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its footprint in the nation. The Series B round for the startup was led by Iron Pillar, with Joe Hirao, the founder of Japan’s ZIGExn also […]... →

Китайский стартап по распознаванию лиц Megvii Technology подал документы для размещения на Гонконгской бирже. Основное решение компании - нейросеть по распознаванию лиц, в частности используемая в решении Face++. Среди инвесторов компании дочка Alibaba Ant Financial Банк Китая. Последний раунд инвестиций оценил компанию в $4 млрд. По данным источников, знакомых с ситуацией, планирует привлечь средства в диапазоне $500 млн - $1 млрд в 4 квартале текущего года. Некоторые эксперты называют решение компании раз... →

BharatPe, a New Delhi-based firm that is enabling hundreds of thousands of merchants to start accepting digital payments for the first time each month and also giving them access to working capital, has raised $50 million as it looks to scale its business in the nation. The Series B round for the one-year old startup was […]... →

Megvii Technology, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence startup known in particular for its facial recognition brand Face++, has filed for a public listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Its prospectus did not disclose share pricing or when the IPO will take place, but Reuters reports that the company plans to raise between $500 million and […]... →

Принято считать, что после 50 лет получить хорошую работу очень сложно. Эта история разбивает такой стереотип. Владимир Куклей, судоводитель по образованию, рассказывает, как ему удалось стать руководителем группы отдела развития в сервисе GetTransfer.com в возрасте 56 лет.... →

Дальневосточный фонд высоких технологий (ДФВТ) объявил о первых двух сделках на сумму 175 млн рублей. Деньги получили стартапы Hotlead и Visitech. Об этом Rusbase сообщили в пресс-службе фонда.... →

Маркетплейс китайских товаров Joom купил 10% дополнительно выпущенных акций управляющей компании iGooods за 325 млн руб в середине августа 2019 года. Joom стал вторым по величине доли акционером сервиса после сооснователя iGooods Дмитрия Куниса. Оценка компании до сделки с 2018 года выросла в шесть раз до 2,9 млрд рублей. Полученные в ходе сделки средства пойдут на расширение франчайзинговой сети iGooods, развитие партнёрства с новыми торговыми сетями и доставки в корпоративном секторе, рассказал управляющи... →

Сооснователь United Investors Александр Горный пишет об интересных стартапах.... →